Verified specTactical ShooterEsports
Counter-Strike 2 — System Requirements & Estimated PC Performance
Valve's Source 2 rebuild of the classic competitive shooter, favoring high, stable frame rates.
Game info
DeveloperValve
PublisherValve
EngineSource 2
Release date2023-09-27
GenreTactical Shooter, Esports
System requirements
Minimum CPU4-core 2.4 GHz
Minimum GPUNVIDIA GTX 660 / AMD equivalent
Minimum RAM8 GB
Recommended CPUIntel Core i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Recommended GPUNVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580
Recommended RAM16 GB
Storage85 GB
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Estimated performance by hardware tier
Estimated average FPS at High settings, ray tracing off, no upscaling. See how it works.
| Tier / Build | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Ryzen 5 5600 + RX 7600 | 263 FPS | 173 FPS | 100 FPS |
| Mid-range Ryzen 7 5700X + RX 9060 XT 16GB | 296 FPS | 229 FPS | 132 FPS |
| High-end Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RTX 5070 | 437 FPS | 300 FPS | 172 FPS |
| Enthusiast Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RTX 5090 | 476 FPS | 394 FPS | 227 FPS |
Ray tracing support: No · Upscaling support: None
Recommended hardware
This is a light title — even budget-tier GPUs should comfortably hit high frame rates.
Frequently asked questions
It depends on your exact CPU and GPU. Use the FPS calculator pre-filled for Counter-Strike 2 to get an estimate for your own hardware.
No, Counter-Strike 2 does not include a ray tracing mode in our catalog.
Counter-Strike 2 does not support upscaling technologies (FSR/DLSS/XeSS) in our catalog.
This is a light title — even budget-tier GPUs should comfortably hit high frame rates.
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